The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

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The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry  
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Former names
 Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal
Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
 Can. J. Psychiatry
Discipline Psychiatry
Language English, French
Edited by Joel Paris
Publication details
Publisher
Publication history
 1956-present
Frequency Monthly
6 month embargo
2.483
Indexing
ISSN 0706-7437 (print)
1497-0015 (web)
LCCN 79644376
CODEN CPAJAK
OCLC no. 04678455
Links

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry/La Revue canadienne de psychiatrie is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Canadian Psychiatric Association. It covers all aspects of psychiatry. Articles are published in English or French, with abstracts in both languages. The journal publishes original research papers, systematic reviews, book reviews, letters to the editor, and official position papers, position statements, policy papers, and clinical practice guidelines of the Canadian Psychiatric Association.

History

The journal was established in January 1956 as The Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal/La Revue de l'Association canadienne de psychiatrie.[1] The journal started as a quarterly publication, under its founding editor-in-chief, F. Rhodes Chalke.[2] He was succeeded in 1972 by Frederick Lowy, who remained until 1976.[3] Publication changed from bimonthly in 1974 to eight issues a year in 1975. Edward Kingstone took over as editor in 1977.[4] The journal obtained its current name in 1979.[5] He was succeeded in 1995 by Quentin Rae-Grant, who remained until 2004.[6] In 2004, the journal started publishing monthly.[7] Joel Paris became editor-in-chief in October 2004.[8] The journal published 14 issues per year in 2005 and 2006, but returned to a monthly frequency in 2007.[9] An electronic version of the journal was launched in January 2012. Because of the advertising, web access was restricted to members only in 2012 to avoid direct-to-consumer advertising. Articles had been freely accessible since 2002. In 2013, paid subscribers were also allowed access.[10]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Science Citation Index, EBSCO, and ProQuest. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2012 impact factor of 2.483, ranking it 58th out of 135 journals in the category "Psychiatry".[11]

Online archives

The complete archive of the journal from 1996 to the present is available online. Full-text articles had been freely accessible since 2002. However, in January 2012, online access was restricted for six months, except for members of the Canadian Psychiatric Association who get immediate online access. In 2013, subscribers were allowed immediate online access.

Notable articles

The most cited articles (>200 times) published in the journal are:[12]

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This review examined mechanisms of action of the atypical antipsychotic medications, emphasizing features of their pharmacology relevant to their profile of adverse effects.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This was a critical review of nosological issues related to bipolar disorder. It also proposed diagnostic criteria for bipolar spectrum disorders, making a unique contribution to the latter topic.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This review, by one of the developers of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, examined literature concerned with alexithymia (an inability to identify and describe ones' emotions). The review summarized evidence that alexithymia reflects deficits in the cognitive processing and regulation of emotions. Implications for future research, and for psychotherapy, were identified.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This was a retrospective cohort study that evaluated mortality in a cohort with schizophrenia by linkage to a national mortality registry. A 20-fold increase in the risk of suicide was found, but elevated mortality due to other causes was also identified. Overall, the risk of mortality was doubled and it was estimated that life expectancy was diminished by approximately 20 years.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. In this study, cholecystokinin-tetrapeptide (CCK-4) and placebo were administered to 11 panic disorder patients. CCK-4 (but not placebo) was found to induce panic attack identical to the spontaneous panic attacks that occur in people with panic disorder.

See also

References

  1. ↑ McKerracher DG. President’s foreword. Can. Psychiatr. Assoc. J. 1956; 1(1):1.
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  4. ↑ Kingstone E. Changing of the guard. Can. Psychiatr. Assoc. J. 1977;22(1):1-2.
  5. ↑ Kingstone E. A time for change. Can. J. Psychiatry 1979;24(1):2.
  6. ↑ Rae-Grant Q. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Can. J. Psychiatry 1995;40(8):433-434.
  7. ↑ Rae-Grant Q. Looking back, moving forward. Can. J. Psychiatry 2003;48(11):715. Date accessed: November 15, 2012.
  8. ↑ Paris J. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry: New Editor and New Policies. Can J Psychiatry. 2005;50(1):1. Date accessed: November 15, 2012.
  9. ↑ Paris J. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry in 2007: thanks to our reviewers in 2006. Can. J. Psychiatry 2007;52(1):1-2. Date accessed: November 15, 2012.
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